2m 
virginica. 
croceum. 
Quamask. 
HEXANDRI4 MOtfOGYNIA, 
294. AGAVE. Gen.pl.5S2. 
I. A. acaulis, herbacea; foliis cartilagineo-serratis, scapo 
simplicissimo. Willd. sp. pi. 2. p. 193. 
Icon. Jacq. ic. rar. 2. t. 3/8. Bot. mag. 1157. 
On the rocky and fertile banks of rivers ; Virginia to 
Carolina. % . July. v. v. Flowers greenish-yellow, 
very fragrant. 
295. PHALANGIUM. Tournef. Juss. gen. pi. 5g. 
1. P bulbosum 5 scapo foliis gramineis multo brevioribus, 
spica pyramidali, bracteis convoluto-amplexantibus 
obtusis, seminibus subglobosis laevigatis .—Mich. Jl. 
amer. 1 . p. 196. 
In low grounds of Georgia. Mlchaux. )/ . + . Flowers 
saffron-coloured ; seeds black. 
2. P. bulbosum ; scapo foliis linearibus carinatis longiore, 
spica racemosa, bracteis linearibus, petalis 5. adsceij- 
dentibus : infimo deflexo, stigmate obtuso. 
On the upper part of the Missouri, near the Rocky- 
mountains. M. Lewis. I/. June. v. s. in Herb. 
Lewis. Flowers large, pale blue. 
Bulbus tunicatus, subrotundus. Scapus simplex, nudus, 
erectus, teres, glaber, pedalis et ultra. Folia radica- 
lia, pauca, longe linearia, subtus carinata, glabra, 
semiunciam lata. Flores spicato-racemosi, bracteati. 
Bracteae marcescentes, solitariae, lineares, membra- 
naceae. Pedunculi solitarii, uniflori, teretes, bracteis 
breviores. Corolla marcescens, infera, hexapetalo- 
partita. Petala subaequalia, lineari-lanceolata : quin- 
que adseendentia : sextum deflexum. Filamenta su- 
bulata, aequalia, petalis breviora, ad basin petalorum 
inserta. Germen trigonum. Stylus longitudine co- 
rollae, subclavatus. Stigma obtusum. Capsula sub- 
rotundo-triquetra, 3-locularis : loculis polyspermis. 
Semina oblonga, nigra. 
It deviates from the character of Phalangium in some 
respects, particularly in its ascending petals, but not 
sufficiently to give materials to frame a new genus. 
This plant is known among the natives by the name 
Quamash, and the bulbs are carefully collected by 
them and baked between hot stones, when they as- 
sume the appearance of baked pears, and are of an 
